santiclaws
I was in the pool!!
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I have no idea what you mean by "profit over winning." That doesn't stand up to the facts or make any sense.I think they want to "win" as well, but they know their marching orders are profit over winning, and they are cool with it.
They can rebuild, partial-rebuild, re-work, shuffle, all they want, for years. If the fans keep contributing their $$$, Danny B. will keep them in their roles.
I also believe when it comes to "winning" Luc & Rob are doing a poor job, but they know that Danny B. does not judge them on the winning portion of their job performance, they are judged by the profit portion of their job performance, and the fans are helping them out immensely in that department.
If the fans don't care, neither does AEG.
Ownership is spending to the cap. Ticket prices are right in the middle of the pack in the NHL. McClellan was one of the highest paid coaches in the NHL and ownership gave the green light to fire him even though they know they will continue to have to pay him while paying another coach. I have no doubt Blake and Luc are also very well compensated and nowhere near the bottom of the league.
By far the most profitable thing for NHL franchises is home playoff games, which bring in sellouts at higher ticket prices while the team no longer has to pay player salaries. They are a cash cow. So the most profit would be had by spending well below the cap and getting a cheap coach while getting deep into the playoffs and cashing in on those home playoff games. The Kings are doing the exact opposite, and have been for a while. There's no shortage of things to complain about regarding this team's leadership, but cheap ownership sure ain't one of them.